How To Deserve What You Want

“Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up. Day by day, and at the end of the day-if you live long enough-like most people, you will get out of life what you deserve.” (Charles T. Munger)

It is human nature to expect something when you haven’t put in the work for it and deserved it on a fundamental level. One of the many fundamental and universal principles in life is this: You earn what you deserve in life, not what you desire.

Now, of course, I’m sure there are some exceptions out there but this rule works 99.99% of the time and it is a wise approach to have in your mental toolbox.

What are some examples?

In your body → You get what you deserve health wise based off of your lifestyle and what food you eat.

In your finances → You get what you deserve financially based on how well you made money, managed money and learned about money in general.

In your relationships → You get what you deserve based on how honest, communicative, loving you are in your relationship.

In your understanding → You get what you deserve based on how much time and study you put in to learn things and embody them.

In your experiences → You get what you deserve based on how courageous you are and…